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Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)

107381  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107381)

accepted
Species
Cancer granarius Herbst, 1783 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer granulatus Say, 1817 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cancer pygmeus Fabricius, 1787 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer rhomboidalis Montagu, 1804 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer viridis Herbst, 1783 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Carcinus granulatus (Say, 1817) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Carcinus moenas (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Megalopa montagui Leach, 1817 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Megalops montaguii Leach, 1817 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (misspelling of genus name)
Portunus carcinoides Kinahan, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Variety Carcinus maenas var. aestuarii Nardo, 1847 accepted as Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  2. Variety Carcinus maenas var. mediterranea Czerniavsky, 1884 accepted as Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107381 on 2024-11-21
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2007-06-12 14:12:52Z
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2020-09-02 19:03:26Z
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2022-03-12 18:41:46Z
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2024-01-11 17:05:08Z
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original description (of Cancer granulatus Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817-1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cancer granarius Herbst, 1783) Herbst, J.F.W. (1782-1790). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Erster Band. Mit XXI Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krabben. Joh. Casper Fuessly, Zürich / Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, iv + 274 pp., 21 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/64679#/summary [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cancer viridis Herbst, 1783) Herbst, J.F.W. (1782-1790). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Erster Band. Mit XXI Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krabben. Joh. Casper Fuessly, Zürich / Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, iv + 274 pp., 21 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/64679#/summary [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cancer pygmeus Fabricius, 1787) Fabricius, J. C. (1787). Mantissa Insectorum Sistens Eorum Species Nuper Detectas Adjectis Characteribus Genericis Differentiis Specificis, Emendationibus, Observationibus. Tome I. Hafniae: Christ. Gottl. Proft. xvi + 348 pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12058315 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cancer rhomboidalis Montagu, 1804) Montagu, G. (1804). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 7: 61-85, pls. 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756268 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Megalopa montagui Leach, 1817) Leach, W.E. (1815-1875). Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all species by John Sowerby, F.L.S. G.S. & W.S. &c. John Sowerby, Lambeth, London, 124 pp., pls. 1–45. [Part 1 (pls. 8, 14, 22): 1 January 1815; Part 2 (pls. 4, 15, 40): 1 March 1815; Part 3 (pls. 17, 28A, 28B): 1 May 1815; Part 4 (pls. 19, 29, 41): 1 July 1815; Part 5 (pls. 23, 30): 1 Sept. 1815; Part 6 (pls. 1, 2, 26): 1 November 1815; Part 7 (pls. 24, 36): 1 January 1816; Part 8 (pls. 3, 12, 13): 1 March 1816; Part 9 (pls. 7, 42, 43): 1 May 1816; Part 10 (Pps. 6, 31, 32): 1 July 1816; Part 11 (pls. 9, 11, 33): 1 September 1816; Part 12 (pls. 5, 21A, 21B): 1 November 1816; Part 1 (pls. 18, 20): 1 January 1817; Part 14 (pls. 10, 25, 44): 1 March 1817; Part 15 (pls. 22B, 37A, 37B): 1 July 1817; Part 16 (pls. 22C, 36, 39): 1 December 1817; Part 17 (pls. 9B, 10): 1 March 1820; Parts 18, 19 (pls. 9A, 24A, 27, 34, 35, 37C, 45): November 1875]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12003115#page/11/mode/1up [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Portunus carcinoides Kinahan, 1857) Kinahan, J.R. (1857). On <i>Xantho rivulosa</i> and other decapodous Crustacea occurring at Valentia Island, Co. Kerry. <em>The Natural History Review.</em> 4: 57-70. [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS), available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details] 

context source (HKRMS) Kei LWK. & Lau SCK. (1994). Baseline information survey of shelter island - a potential marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details] 

context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

context source (BeRMS 2020) Marine Biology Section, Ugent. Belgium. INRAM. Benthic fauna monitoring- SSD - Belgian Science Policy., available online at http://www.vliz.be/projects/inram/imers.php. [details] 

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 16: 1-154, pls. 1-13. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details] 

additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf
page(s): 291 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. <em>Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

biology source Tepolt, C. K. (2014). Adaptation in marine invasion: a genetic perspective. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 17(3): 887-903., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-014-0825-8
note: Here, I review evidence for adaptation in marine invasion, considering both quantitative and genetic studies. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact Australian part of the South Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Induces novel behavioural or eco-physiological responses [details]

Introduced species impact in Australian part of the Great Australian Bight (Marine Region) : Consumes native species (predator or herbivore) [details]

Introduced species impact in United States Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) : Loss of aquaculture/commercial/recreational harvest or gain [details]

Introduced species impact United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Consumes native species (predator or herbivore) [details]

Introduced species population trend in Madagascar (Nation) : The failure to become established in these warm waters is probably related to temperature tolerances of adult and larval stages. [details]

Introduced species population trend in Sri Lanka (Nation) : The failure to become established in these warm waters is probably related to temperature tolerances of adult and larval stages. [details]

Introduced species population trend in Myanmar (Nation) : The failure to become established in these warm waters is probably related to temperature tolerances of adult and larval stages. [details]

Introduced species population trend in Pakistan (Nation) : The failure to become established in these warm waters is probably related to temperature tolerances of adult and larval stages. [details]

Introduced species population trend in Red Sea (IHO Sea Area) : The failure to become established in these warm waters is probably related to temperature tolerances of adult and larval stages. [details]

Introduced species remark Canadian part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) The invasion of the northeast Pacific by C. maenas originated in San Francisco Bay, CA, in 1989 and has primarily spread northward into seasonally cooler waters (Behrens Yamada and Hunt 2000; See and Feist 2010), suggesting warm water temperatures may be limiting southward spread but cold stress is not yet limiting northward spread. [details]

Introduced species remark In Australian part of the Exclusive Econmic Zone (EEZ) : On the East and West coasts of North America, and in Australia Carcinus maenas has had serious impacts on shore communities; primarily as one of the chief predators of the intertidal zone. It can affect the survival and recruitment of gastropods, bivalves, other crabs, and probably a wide range of other invertebrates (Vermeij 1982a; Vermeij 1982b; Williams 1984; Grosholz and Ruiz 2002). [details]

Introduced species remark In United States Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) : It is a major predator of Mercenaria mercenaria (Quahog or Hard Clam) in southern New England (Walton et al. 2001). On the West Coast, Carcinus maenas is regarded as a potential predator on commercially important clams, including introduced Softshell Clams, Japanese Littlenecks (Venerupis philippinarum), and the Mediterranean Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis), as well as the native Pacific Littleneck (Leukoma staminea) (Grosholz et al. 2011). [details]

Introduced species remark United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Here we demonstrated that the pattern of C. maenas displacement from rocky intertidal habitats observed in studies from Southern New England has continued as H. sanguineus populations have expanded northwards, which, given their high abundances, could result in greater disturbance to native communities (Lohrer and Whitlatch 2002a). [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal Canadian part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Natural dispersal [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Canadian part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : The Green Crab was likely introduced to the West Coast through the live-bait trade, or less likely, in the ballast water of ships (Cohen et al. 1995; Grosholz and Ruiz 1995).  [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United States (Nation) : Natural dispersal [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United States (Nation) : Research data strongly suggest that the introductions to Oregon, Washington and British Columbia occurred through larval transport via strong ocean currents associated with an unusually large El Nino event in 1997 and 1998. [details]

Unreviewed
Diet Eats other invertebrates. [details]

Habitat Primarily intertidal and shallow subtidal areas, 0-60 m depth, rarely to 200 m, common under rocks and algae, tide pools, marshes and seagrass beds, found in low to full salinity areas. [details]
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LanguageName 
Danish strandkrabbealmindelig strandkrabbe  [details]
Dutch strandkrablandkrabgewone strandkrabgewone krab  [details]
English shore crabNorth Atlantic shore crabharbour crabgreen shore crabgreen crabEuropean shore-crabcommon shore crab  [details]
Finnish rantataskurapu  [details]
French crabe vertcrabe enragé  [details]
German StrandkrabbeNordatlantik-Strandkrabbegemeine Strandkrabbe  [details]
Spanish cangrejo verde europeocangrejo de mar común  [details]
Swedish strandkrabba  [details]
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